Hey boys i just did my frist burnout ever today on a bike...it was preetty cool and i even took some pics! ill get them up but anything bad come out of doing burnouts every once in a while?
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Possibly losing control of the bike and dropping/dumping it and of course the implications for tires. Easy to redline the engine too if you're not careful - not the best thing for it.---Jeff (Long Beach Represent!)
'99 Katana 750 (Metallic Space Blue / Matte Silky Gray Metallic)
Plus some cars.
"Never Break More than You Fix..."
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here are some things that haven't been mentioned:
it stresses the chain up until the point the tractions breaks free. repeatedly doing this will eventually scrap the chain.
It places alot of stress on the engine. that point where you give it throttle and the bike sort of "flexes" and rises up a bit.....well the engine feels it too. so you are better if you give it mucho throttle quickly to get it going as quickly as possible. doing it slow and letting the rpm drop, while the engine is working its ass of....this is not ideal. You won't damage it overnight, but with time you will have premature bearing wear. Everything involved is linked together. If someone told me that the cam chain jumped a few teeth while trying to do a burnout and the valves smacked into the pistons....I could see it being possible instead of saying "impossible".
it places strain on the steering bearings. the front tire and the forks are what holds the bike back until you get it spinning. the steering head stem bearings is the link that joins this to the rest of the bike. doing this often will keep forcing those bearings against their races....and it will eventually wear the bearings. Again...this won't happen overnight...but if you do it often...even just holding the brake and "acting" like you are going to do it is the same thing.
the chain can break. I have witnessed this. it wasn't pretty. the chain jammed up in the front sprocket and cracked the engine case. in this case, it cost the guy about $2k to fix.
It is not good for the calipers. it strains them as well. on a dual disc setup, it is not as bad, but on a single disc setup, that one caliper can take alot of stress up until the tire starts spinning. so much in fact that it is possible the caliper can break loose from the fork if there is just one little stress crack at the moountin point. if that happen, you better be hanging on cuz you are going for a ride.
these are examples that are extreme, or will only happen over time.....but it gives you an idea. it might sound far fetched to some, but anything involved in the whole process can break under "freakish" situations. I have seen enough "odd" problems through the years of being around the garage to know ANYTHING is possible.
so my advice....get that tire spinning A.S.A.P.
30 seconds is tooooooo long
15 seconds is toooo long
10 seconds is too long.
3 to 5 seconds is much better.....but I find even 5 too long.
Ideal is tout de suite.....instant spin.
don't monkey around with the throttle by "being careful".I don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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Originally posted by Mojoehere are some things that haven't been mentioned:
it stresses the chain up until the point the tractions breaks free. repeatedly doing this will eventually scrap the chain.
It places alot of stress on the engine. that point where you give it throttle and the bike sort of "flexes" and rises up a bit.....well the engine feels it too. so you are better if you give it mucho throttle quickly to get it going as quickly as possible. doing it slow and letting the rpm drop, while the engine is working its ass of....this is not ideal. You won't damage it overnight, but with time you will have premature bearing wear.
it places strain on the steering bearings. the front tire and the forks are what holds the bike back until you get it spinning. the steering head stem bearings is the link that joins this to the rest of the bike. doing this often will keep forcing those bearings against their races....and it will eventually wear the bearings. Again...this won't happen overnight...but if you do it often...even just holding the brake and "acting" like you are going to do it is the same thing.
the chain can break. I have witnessed this. it wasn't pretty. the chain jammed up in the front sprocket and cracked the engine case. in this case, it cost the guy about $2k to fix.
It is not good for the calipers. it strains them as well. on a dual disc setup, it is not as bad, but on a single disc setup, that one caliper can take alot of stress up until the tire starts spinning. so much in fact that it is possible the caliper can break loose from the fork if there is just one little stress crack at the moountin point. if that happen, you better be hanging on cuz you are going for a ride.
these are examples that are extreme, or will only happen over time.....but it gives you an idea. it might sound far fetched to some, but anything involved in the whole process can break under "freakish" situations. I have seen enough "odd" problems through the years of being around the garage to know ANYTHING is possible.
so my advice....get that tire spinning A.S.A.P.
30 seconds is tooooooo long
15 seconds is toooo long
10 seconds is too long.
3 to 5 seconds is much better.....but I find even 5 too long.
Ideal is tout de suite.....instant spin.
don't monkey around with the throttle by "being careful".****** WAS...Ma Ma Ma My Katana ******
Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinus alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes.
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Originally posted by gytrdunkatErr, thanks Mojoe, I think I'll pass on the burnouts--- haven't tried one yet, but after that description... I'll stick to the online videos--- internet connection is much cheaper than thatI don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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Originally posted by Yellow2002KatWords of wisdom from the man who recently burnt a smiley face into the pavement of a parking lotI don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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Originally posted by MojoeOriginally posted by Yellow2002KatWords of wisdom from the man who recently burnt a smiley face into the pavement of a parking lot****** WAS...Ma Ma Ma My Katana ******
Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinus alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes.
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Originally posted by Yellow2002KatOriginally posted by MojoeOriginally posted by Yellow2002KatWords of wisdom from the man who recently burnt a smiley face into the pavement of a parking lotI don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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